In The Shadow of Ben Nevis by Mr Ian Sykes (Paperback, 2016)

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In 1959, sixteen-year-old Ian 'Spike' Sykes left school and, after a short period of work at Leeds University, joined the RAF. Already a keen climber, he signed up on the promise of excitement and adventure and was posted to the remote RAF Kinloss Mountain Rescue Team in the north of Scotland. It was the beginning of a journey which would see him involved in some of the most legendary call-outs in Scottish mountain rescue history, including the 1963 New Year tragedy on the Isle of Skye. In the Shadow of Ben Nevis tells Spike's story from growing up in Leeds in the aftermath of the Second World War, to his time with the RAF during the cold war. After leaving the RAF, he remained an active member of the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team and was involved in the first lower down the north face of Ben Nevis - an epic 1,500-foot descent to rescue stricken climbers in the middle of winter. Following a two-and-a-half-year stint on Antarctica with the British Antarctic Survey, he returned to the Highlands and opened the first Nevisport shop with his close friend Ian 'Suds' Sutherland. Together, they brought Sunday trading to Fort William and were one of a small number of shops to revolutionise outdoor retail in the UK. Later, he was a key player in the development of the Nevis Range ski area. Over many years, and against all odds, the project became a reality and a great success. Recounted within these pages are a great many lively tales of adventures and mishaps, told with immediacy and charm. With a foreword by legendary Scottish mountaineer Hamish MacInnes, a close friend of Spike's, In the Shadow of Ben Nevis is a must-read for anyone with an interest in Scottish mountaineering and mountain rescue.

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PublisherBaton Wicks Publications
ISBN-139781898573982
eBay Product ID (ePID)225978294

Product Key Features

Book TitleIn the Shadow of Ben Nevis
AuthorMr Ian Sykes
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeography & Geosciences
Publication Year2016
TypeTextbook
GenreBiographies & True Stories, Sports
Number of Pages256 Pages

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Item Height234mm
Item Width156mm
Item Weight490g

Additional Product Features

Title_AuthorMr Ian Sykes
Topic AreaEmergency Medicine
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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